This Week at HHS

 

Principal’s Message

 

HHS Community,

As one journey ends, another begins. Tuesday is the last day of the first semester. On Wednesday we will begin new courses. Courses, WIN periods, and Lunches are all now visible in PowerSchool. As a reminder, we do not change schedules for lunches. Please do not reach out to your counselor about your lunch.

This Tuesday we will meet as a school to discuss the upcoming semester. We will review HHS expectations, provided some updates, shared some insights from our student listening sessions, look at some upcoming events for this semester, and enjoy performances by the HIPE Drumline and our new HHS Dance Team.

Counselors are in the process of holding grade level WIN assemblies with our students to review Class Choice and course selection. Our HHS 2025-2026 course selection guide can be found HERE. I will share an E-News post regarding course selection later this week.    

            Finally, our students did a wonderful job of being ALL IN for HHS this first semester. They accomplished so much, helped so many people, and grew in so many ways. I am filled with so much pride for our school and our student body. The future is looking bright at HHS, and I am so excited to see all that our students will accomplish this spring.

 

Thank you and have a wonderful week!

 

Quick Links:

 

HSD Calendar can be found HERE.

 

HHS Athletics Calendar can be found HERE.

 

HHS Bell Schedules can be found HERE.

 

If you would like to recognize a staff member for being ALL IN or going above and beyond you can nominate them HERE, and we will recognize them at one of our faculty meetings.

 

The 2025-2026 HHS Course Selection Guide can be found HERE.

 

Items of Note:

On January 23rd from 6-7:30 pm in LG1 at HHS, Sonya McFarland will be returning for a FAFSA Help Session.  She will be able to help those who are struggling, have specific questions and/or unique situations that are preventing them from completing the FAFSA.

 

Please be sure to bring your financial information: 2023 federal tax return, asset information and any other pertinent financial information you may need to complete the application. You should already have created your Student Aid account prior to attending this session. Create a student aid account: HERE 

 

Please Register to Attend: HERE

 

Monday 1-20-25

No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

 

Tuesday 1-21-25

Cycle Day 2 – Assembly Schedule

• Assembly: Sem1 Wrap up/Sem2 Kick Off
• Last day of Marking Period 2

 

Wednesday 1-22-25

Cycle Day 1 – WIN1

• First Day of Semester 2 – New Classes Start
• 10^th Grade WIN Assembly – Course Selection & Class Choice

 

Thursday 1-23-25

Cycle Day 2 – WIN2

• 11^th Grade WIN Assembly – Course Selection & Class Choice
• FAFSA Night – LG1 at 6:00pm, Register HERE

 

Friday 1-24-25

Cycle Day 1 – WIN3

 

Looking Ahead

• 1-27-25 Sem2 Drop/Add period ends
• 1-28-25 Weighted Exemption Policy (WEP) deadline
• 2-6-25 HHS Parent Meeting in PAC at 6:00pm
• 2-6-25 Back to School Night at 6:55pm
• 2-7-25 Winter Formal – Buchanan Gym at 7:00pm
• 2-14-25 Early Dismissal Schedule
• 2-17-25 Presidents Day – No School
• 2-27-25 Assembly Schedule – Spring Musical
• 2-28-25 Spring Musical – Pippin - PAC
• 3-1-25 Spring Musical – Pippin - PAC
• 3-2-25 Spring Musical – Pippin - PAC
• 3-8-25 SAT offered at HHS
• 3-13-25 Early Dismissal Schedule
• 3-14-25 Inservice Day – No School
• 3-17-25 No School
• 3-28-25 End of Marking Period 3

 

ATS for Spring Sports will open on January 20. Played Hempfield School District sport before? No need to set up a new portal. Log into your previous portal.

 

ATS instructions can be found on the HSD website under Athletic Training (ATS Athlete Portal Instructions).

 

FORMS are due in ATS by February 19. If an athlete has played a Fall or winter sport for the 2024-2025 season, athletes will ONLY need to complete the PIAA section 7 recertification form. Any forms dated prior to May 1, 2024, are not valid for this season.  

 

Questions regarding ATS can be directed to hsdathletics@hempfieldsd.org or Jennifer_wettig@hempfieldsd.org.

  

Concussion testing will be held in room 121 at the high school on Feb 11, 18, 25 from 3:30–4:30 p.m. This is required for baseball, softball, boys lax, girls lax, pole vaulters, and boys' volleyball. No sign up required. Athletes and parents are welcome to reach out to the Athletic Trainer to see if testing is needed.

Registration for Advanced Credit Summer School is now open and runs through February 21st!   For registration information about Summer 2025 Advanced Credit courses offered by the high school, please visit the Advanced Half-Credit Summer School link on our website for more information.  

 

On January 23rd from 6-7:30 pm in LG1 at HHS, Sonya McFarland will be returning for a FAFSA Help Session.  She will be able to help those who are struggling, have specific questions and/or unique situations that are preventing them from completing the FAFSA.

 

Please be sure to bring your financial information: 2023 federal tax return, asset information and any other pertinent financial information you may need to complete the application. You should already have created your Student Aid account prior to attending this session. Create a student aid account: HERE 

 

Please Register to Attend: HERE 

 

Next week’s forecast calls for freezing temperatures, but there’s no need for you or your child to wait outside in the cold. Use the Stopfinder app to know exactly when your bus will arrive.

The Stopfinder app will:

• Track your child’s bus in real time.
• Share access with caregivers, other guardians, and even the student.
• Receive push notifications with important transportation updates.
• Communicate directly with our transportation office through two-way messaging.

If your child receives bus transportation, and you’re not yet registered, the primary contact as listed in PowerSchool should have received an email earlier today with instructions. If you do not see an email with the title "Welcome to Stopfinder," please be sure to check your junk/spam folders. That email should contain all the links and instructions to get started using Stopfinder.

Still have questions? We’re here to help! Email transportation@hempfieldsd.org for assistance.

Stay warm and safe!

This Week at HHS

 

Principal’s Message

 

HHS Community,

I’d like to start by thanking everyone for a wonderful job of handling the weather interruptions, special keystone schedules, and road construction last week. Our student body responded like champions to these challenges. We have one more special keystone schedule this Monday. We will also need to adjust to more significant Kauffman Rd. Closures this week.

From our start in August until this second week of January we’ve come a long way. This week students and teachers will be wrapping up their courses, putting the finishing touches on any culminating projects, and some of our students will still be completing Keystone Exams. Next Tuesday, we will gather in the PAC for an assembly to discuss course selection, review rules and expectations, and to highlight upcoming events that students have planned for HHS.

Next Wednesday we will start anew with our second semester courses.

 

Thank you and have a wonderful week!

 

Quick Links:

 

HSD Calendar can be found HERE.

 

HHS Athletics Calendar can be found HERE.

 

HHS Bell Schedules can be found HERE.

 

If you would like to recognize a staff member for being ALL IN or going above and beyond you can nominate them HERE, and we will recognize them at one of our faculty meetings.

 

Items of Note:

On January 23rd from 6-7:30 pm in LG1 at HHS, Sonya McFarland will be returning for a FAFSA Help Session.  She will be able to help those who are struggling, have specific questions and/or unique situations that are preventing them from completing the FAFSA.

 

Please be sure to bring your financial information: 2023 federal tax return, asset information and any other pertinent financial information you may need to complete the application. You should already have created your Student Aid account prior to attending this session. Create a student aid account: HERE 

 

Please Register to Attend: HERE 

 

Monday 1-13-25

Cycle Day 2 – Keystone Exams Special Schedule

 

Tuesday 1-14-25

Cycle Day 1- WIN2

 

Wednesday 1-15-25

Cycle Day 2 – WIN1

• SEM2 School to Work/Internship Orientation 8:00am or 2:00pm LG2

 

Thursday 1-16-25

Cycle Day 1 – WIN4

• SEM2 Dual Enrollment Orientation 8:00am or 2:00pm LG2
• 9^th Grade WIN assembly on Class Choice & Course Selection

 

Friday 1-17-25

No School – Inservice Day

• SEM2 Lunches will be added to student schedules by the end of the day.

 

Looking Ahead

• 1-20-25 Martin Luther King Day – No School
• 1-21-25 Assembly Schedule – Sem1 Wrap up/Sem2 Kick Off
• 1-21-25 END MP2
• 1-22-25 Start of Semester 2 – New Classes
• 1-23-25 FAFSA Night – LG1 at 6:00pm, Register HERE
• 2-6-25 HHS Parent Meeting in PAC at 6:00pm
• 2-6-25 Back to School Night at 6:55pm
• 2-7-25 Winter Formal – Buchanan Gym at 7:00pm
• 2-14-25 Early Dismissal Schedule
• 2-17-25 Presidents Day – No School
• 2-27-25 Assembly Schedule – Spring Musical
• 2-28-25 Spring Musical – Pippin - PAC
• 3-1-25 Spring Musical – Pippin - PAC
• 3-2-25 Spring Musical – Pippin - PAC
• 3-8-25 SAT offered at HHS
• 3-13-25 Early Dismissal Schedule
• 3-14-25 Inservice Day – No School
• 3-15-25 No School
• 3-28-25 End of Marking Period 3

 

LASA is continuing with the sewer pipe replacement along Kauffman Road. This week (1/13-1/17), the road closure will extend from Wissler Way (near the entrance of Hempfield Crossing) to Mumma Drive between the hours of 8:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. The road will be open outside those times. Please follow the detour signs when traveling to and from one of the schools on the Landisville Campus next week.

HHS Student Drivers arriving after 8:15am will need to access the stadium and quad lots via Mumma Dr. from Church Street. Students will NOT be able to get to the student lots from Stony Battery Rd. When walking from their cars to HHS, students parked in the stadium and quad lots will need to use caution and follow directions to navigate the construction taking place near the intersection of Kauffman Rd. and Mumma Dr.

LASA is continuing with the sewer pipe replacement along Kauffman Road. At some point next week, the road closure will extend from Wissler Way (near the entrance of Hempfield Crossing) to Mumma Drive between the hours of 8:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. The road will be open outside those times. Please follow the detour signs when traveling to and from one of the schools on the Landisville Campus next week.

HHS Student Drivers arriving after 8:15am will need to access the stadium and quad lots via Mumma Dr. from Church Street. Students will NOT be able to get to the student lots from Stony Battery Rd. When walking from their cars to HHS, students parked in the stadium and quad lots will need to use caution and follow directions to navigate the construction taking place near the intersection of Kauffman Rd. and Mumma Dr.

On January 23rd from 6-7:30 pm in LG1 at HHS, Sonya McFarland will be returning for a FAFSA Help Session.  She will be able to help those who are struggling, have specific questions and/or unique situations that are preventing them from completing the FAFSA.

 

Please be sure to bring your financial information: 2023 federal tax return, asset information and any other pertinent financial information you may need to complete the application. You should already have created your Student Aid account prior to attending this session. Create a student aid account: HERE 

 

Please Register to Attend: HERE